How we cite our quotes: (Section.Sentence)
Quote #4
That all salt springs, not exceeding twelve in number, with six sections of land adjoining to each, shall be granted to the said state for the use of said state, the same to be selected by the legislature of the said state, on or before the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five; and the same, when so selected, to be used under such terms, conditions, and regulations, as the legislature of said state shall direct…(6.3)
The portion of the Compromise that ensures that water rights are retained by the state, allowing it to dispense the natural resources as the state saw fit. The caveat to this was that the state couldn't simply appropriate an already-owned spring, which would violate the right to property stated in the Declaration of Independence.
Quote #5
That four entire sections of land be, and the same are hereby, granted to the said state, for the purpose of fixing their seat of government thereon; which said sections shall, under the direction of the legislature of said state, be located, as near as may be, in one body, at any time, in such townships and ranges as the legislature aforesaid may select, on any of the public lands of the United States... (6.7)
This piece of the Compromise grants the state the right to determine its own state capital as it sees fit, an important right for a self-determined state. If a state can't set up its own capital without jumping through federal hoops, just how much autonomy can the state be said to have?